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8/25 - Happ vs Yacabonis

I know I know...there's no way we win the division. But yet here we are, playing decent baseball and the Sox kind of look like they're floundering a bit over the last couple of series. They crush Baltimore though and we need to do the same.

So, with that, let's just take some games off the top, eh? Whattya say Happ? Whattya say kid?

Betances breaks the alltime AL record for consecutive relief appearances with at least one K (33, Jeff Montgomery of KC in 1989 with the previous record) and he does it in style, facing just one batter and getting his first save of the year.

It's also worth mentioning that healthy or not, Chapman has pretty staggeringly horrendous numbers against the Sox in the last two seasons. 14 games, 13.1 14 13 11 14 21. At the very least NY would need to keep someone as an emergency guy behind him, and then what's the point of a closer?

Betances has been their best and most consistent guy for a long time, I would make him closer the rest of the way maybe even with Chapman back given those Boston stats. I know you're not supposed to make your best reliever closer if there are other options but Betances hasn't thrown more than an inning since May, make it the 9th. Since May 12, Betances has allowed a hilarious .107/.227/.148 split line. Yes, .148 SLG, 63 Ks in 27 innings and a 0.72 ERA.

It's also worth mentioning that healthy or not, Chapman has pretty staggeringly horrendous numbers against the Sox in the last two seasons. 14 games, 13.1 14 13 11 14 21. At the very least NY would need to keep someone as an emergency guy behind him, and then what's the point of a closer?

Betances has been their best and most consistent guy for a long time, I would make him closer the rest of the way maybe even with Chapman back given those Boston stats. I know you're not supposed to make your best reliever closer if there are other options but Betances hasn't thrown more than an inning since May, make it the 9th. Since May 12, Betances has allowed a hilarious .107/.227/.148 split line. Yes, .148 SLG, 63 Ks in 27 innings and a 0.72 ERA.

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Betances said recently he feels better than ever. Those stats back him up.